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Musicians from Fitchburg's sister city perform at Monty Tech

Sentinel & Enterprise

Updated:
11/01/2012 06:52:26 AM EDT

FITCHBURG -- Monty Tech students got a special surprise recently during their lunch break. A high-school band comprised of about 30 students from Kleve, Germany, Fitchburg's sister city, treated the Monty Tech students to a lunchtime concert.

The visiting students, part of an exchange program arranged by Mayor Lisa Wong's office, were spending a week touring the area.

On their first night in the city, the visitors were treated to a welcome dinner prepared by Monty Tech's Culinary Arts department. After spending the night at homes of local residents and at the Holiday Inn, the students and their chaperones returned to Monty Tech to perform some musical numbers during lunch breaks.

Maestro Francis Wada, who is celebrating his 30th year conducting the Thayer Symphony Orchestra this year, was on hand for the Monty Tech performance and gave the young musicians some instructions.

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